Simple Strawberry Cheesecake
One monday night, I'm with my buddy/colleague and we were shopping for our usual "salad-dinner" for the week. It's our routine to go to the dairy aisle of the supermarket, just to check if there are some discounts or promos on some very expensive "can't pronounce the name" cheeses that we're drooling to taste. And so we went. To our surprise, we saw a BUY 1 TAKE 1 Pauly cream cheese! The only problem was, the box has 48 oz of cream cheese! Double it because its BUY 1 TAKE 1 so we have 96 oz of cream cheese at hand, and the expiry date is just 3 weeks to go!
And our dilemma began if we will still buy the cream cheese or not...
What recipes are we going to bake/cook?...
That 96 oz of cream cheese can make SIX 9 inch pan of cheese cake..
How are we going to consume that big amount of cheese cake while we're still on a diet?...
That my buddy's dad is suffering from diabetes that's why she can't bring the cheesecakes home...
and so on and so forth..
I think we were like that for about half an hour until we finally remember that we still have an aspiring baker at the office. Problem solved! Talking about the dilemma's of a wannabee bakers on a tight budget! Ahaha! So now I'm sharing with you one of the easiest recipe that I've tried since I became a trying-hard but striving baker. That was not so long ago, so if you do know a more simple recipe than this, don't hesitate to share it! I'm not saying that this recipe is not good, actually this one is to crave for! Only, its ingredients are expensive and I'm assuming there are other recipes that are still yummy but has lesser ingredients.
Okay enough of this story-telling! Here's the recipe. Enjoy! :)
Strawberry Cheesecake
Makes: One 9inch pie
INGREDIENTS:
For the CRUST
128g crushed grahams
1/4 cup confectioners sugar, sieved
74g melted butter
Pinch of salt
For the CHEESECAKE
16oz cream cheese
2 large eggs
152g sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 can of preferred fruit preserves for toppings (mine is strawberry)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat the oven to 175°C or 350°F. Prepare a 9 inch pie pan for this recipe.
2. In making the crust, mix the graham crackers, confectioners sugar and salt. After all are incorporated, mix in the melted butter.
3. Put the mixed crust into the pie pan then press it to the bottom and up to the sides of the pan. Set aside.
4. To make the filling of the cheesecake, first beat the cream cheese with an electric mixer for about 30 seconds or less. Make sure the cream cheese is at room temperature for easy mixing.
5. Add the eggs, sugar and vanilla. Beat the mixture until smooth, with the mixer set to medium speed.
6. Put the mixture into the pie pan then place it in the oven. Bake it for 30 minutes or until the filling does not wiggle when you try to move the pan.
I also tried baking on a 6 inch springform pan and this happened :(
Looks like a thick danish bread to me ahaha! The ingredients are half of the above recipe and the baking time is 1 hour, that's why the crust burned :( But still it tastes good, with a slight bitter flavor :))) Maybe I should lower the temperature next time.
And our dilemma began if we will still buy the cream cheese or not...
What recipes are we going to bake/cook?...
That 96 oz of cream cheese can make SIX 9 inch pan of cheese cake..
How are we going to consume that big amount of cheese cake while we're still on a diet?...
That my buddy's dad is suffering from diabetes that's why she can't bring the cheesecakes home...
and so on and so forth..
I think we were like that for about half an hour until we finally remember that we still have an aspiring baker at the office. Problem solved! Talking about the dilemma's of a wannabee bakers on a tight budget! Ahaha! So now I'm sharing with you one of the easiest recipe that I've tried since I became a trying-hard but striving baker. That was not so long ago, so if you do know a more simple recipe than this, don't hesitate to share it! I'm not saying that this recipe is not good, actually this one is to crave for! Only, its ingredients are expensive and I'm assuming there are other recipes that are still yummy but has lesser ingredients.
Okay enough of this story-telling! Here's the recipe. Enjoy! :)
Strawberry Cheesecake
Makes: One 9inch pie
INGREDIENTS:
For the CRUST
128g crushed grahams
1/4 cup confectioners sugar, sieved
74g melted butter
Pinch of salt
For the CHEESECAKE
16oz cream cheese
2 large eggs
152g sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 can of preferred fruit preserves for toppings (mine is strawberry)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat the oven to 175°C or 350°F. Prepare a 9 inch pie pan for this recipe.
2. In making the crust, mix the graham crackers, confectioners sugar and salt. After all are incorporated, mix in the melted butter.
3. Put the mixed crust into the pie pan then press it to the bottom and up to the sides of the pan. Set aside.
4. To make the filling of the cheesecake, first beat the cream cheese with an electric mixer for about 30 seconds or less. Make sure the cream cheese is at room temperature for easy mixing.
5. Add the eggs, sugar and vanilla. Beat the mixture until smooth, with the mixer set to medium speed.
6. Put the mixture into the pie pan then place it in the oven. Bake it for 30 minutes or until the filling does not wiggle when you try to move the pan.
I also tried baking on a 6 inch springform pan and this happened :(
Looks like a thick danish bread to me ahaha! The ingredients are half of the above recipe and the baking time is 1 hour, that's why the crust burned :( But still it tastes good, with a slight bitter flavor :))) Maybe I should lower the temperature next time.
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